Long-term stewardship of the environmental legacy at restored sites within the Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex

Health Physics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 578-584

  Wells, James R ^a   Spitz, Henry B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination, environmental; Nuclear weapons; Regulations; Waste management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC BOMB; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UNITED STATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; NUCLEAR WARFARE; POLICY MAKING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142245670     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200311000-00005     Document Type: Article

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